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03/03/2009

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statement
Definition
a communication or declaration in speech or writing setting forth facts, particulars, etc.
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true.
Has to be declared.
Basis of an argument.
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conclusion
Definition
proposition arrived at by logical reasoning
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evidence
Definition
a thing or things that are helpful in forming a conclusion or judgment
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to infer
Definition
to conclude by reasoning from evidence or premises
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reason
Definition
ground or cause, as for a belief, action, fact, event, etc.
a statement in justification or explanation of belief for an action
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reasoning
Definition
a premise, usually the minor premise of an argument.
An underlying fact or cause that provides logical sense for premise. to use the faculty of to think logically
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assumption
Definition
something taken for granted or accepted without proof
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valid
Definition
legally sound, effective, or biding; having legal force; sustainable by law
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sound
Definition
the quality of an event, letter, etc., as it affects a person
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Philosophy
Definition
the study or science of the truths or principles underlying all knowledge and being (or reality)
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Epistemology
Definition
the branch of philosophy which investigates the origin, nature, methods, and limits of human knowing
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Axiology
Definition
the science of values in general, including ethics, aesthetics, religion, etc.
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ethics
Definition
the principles of mortality, including both the science of the good and the nature of the right
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aesthetics
Definition
science which deduces from nature and taste; the rules and principles of art; the theory of the fine arts; the science of the beautiful, or that branch of philosophy which deals with its principles or effects; the doctrines of taste.
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metaphysics
Definition
that branch of philosophy which treats of first principles, including the science of being and of the origin and structure of the universe. It is always intimately connected with a theory of knowledge.
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political philosophy
Definition
branch of philosophy that analyzes that states and related concepts such as obligation, law, social justice, and constitution
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social philosophy
Definition
the philosophical study of questions about interactive human behavior
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